Corn-Pone Opinions

the author makes use of all of the following to define "corn-pone" except

dictionary definition

when the author uses the term "slave" to describe hoop skirts

employing a metaphor to create strong emotion, demonstrating how self-approval influences one's choices

twain uses the list in lines 24-33 primarily to

outline arguments and concede to and refute them

the author uses all of the following rhetorical devices to show the universality of his concept of "corn-pone opinions" EXCEPT

paradox

the most dramatic shift in argument occurs at which of the following lines of text

the inborn requirement of self-approval

the passage ends with a feeling of

understanding allegiance

the pronoun "it" refers to which of the following

a first-hand opinion

which of the following best describes this passage as a whole

a reasoned analysis of how people form their opinions

the author describes conformity as unconscious in order to

create a sympathetic understanding of the situation

the author's tone in the sentence "to me he was a wonder" can best be described as

earnest

the contrast between the greatest orator in the United states and he was overlooked PRIMARILY services to

illustrate the unfairness of slavery

to characterize Twain's friend, he uses which of the following syntactical devices

polysyndeton

Lines 34-37 help to develop Twain's argument by

qualifying and refuting an earlier point

which of the following stylistic features is used most extensively to develop Twain's argument in

sentence fragments for emphasis